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Feelings: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Adam Levine, Shellback & others

  • D minor
  • 4/4
  • 120 BPM
  • 2014
  • Easy
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Left hand Dawdling footstepsThe right hand sings the tuneChords from the chord symbols in the score

Play the full song with sheet music

The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Feelings without reading music. The left hand plays dawdling footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3& · 4), and the right hand sings the tune.

The catchy part of Feelings in letter notes

The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Dmaj7
RA4+C#5+E5+F#5 C5+C6 C5+C6 A4+A5
LD2 D3 D2 D3 D2 D3
Bar 2
Gm7
RF5+Bb5+D6+F6 D5+F5+G5+Bb5 A5 C5+D5+F5+A5
LG1 G2 G1 G2 G1 A1
Bar 3
Bbmaj7
RC6 C5+D5+F5+A5 F5 F5 F5
LBb1 Bb2 Bb1 Bb2 Bb1 Bb2
Bar 4
C7 → Am7 → C
RD5+F5+Bb5+C6 Bb4+D5+F5 C5+E5+F5 G5 D5
LC2 C3 C2 C3 A2 C3 C3 D3

Feelings accompaniment in letter notes

The Dmaj7 – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – C7 – Am7 – C loop with dawdling footsteps in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Dmaj7
RD4+F#4+A4
LD2 D3 D2 D3
Bar 2
Gm7
RG4+Bb4+D5
LG2 G3 G2 G3
Bar 3
Bbmaj7
RBb3+D4+F4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2 Bb3
Bar 4
C7 → Am7 → C
RC4+E4+G4 C4 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 Bb4 C5
LC3 C4 A2 C4
Bar 5
Dmaj7
RD4+F#4+A4
LD2 D3 D2 D3
Bar 6
Gm7
RG4+Bb4+D5
LG2 G3 G2 G3
Bar 7
Bbmaj7
RBb3+D4+F4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2 Bb3
Bar 8
C7 → Am7 → C
RC4+E4+G4 A3+C4+E4 C4+E4+G4
LC3 C4 A2 C4

How to read the bar sheet

The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.

Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.

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Questions about Feelings

What are the letter notes for the Feelings piano accompaniment?

Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is Dmaj7 – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – C7 – Am7 – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Feelings?

The loop is Dmaj7 – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – C7 – Am7 – C (Imaj7 – iv7 – VImaj7 – VII7 – v7 – VII) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.

What key is Feelings in?

D minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Feelings?

Dawdling footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Feelings easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Feelings?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.